Four Dallas firefighters have died by suicide since 2018. Two others have attempted suicide. That’s partly why Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) started a new program a little over a year ago to address the mental health of its firefighters. While it’s hard to measure how well the program is working, some numbers suggest that it has...Read More
Seattle Police arrested a 60-year-old man for felony assault and malicious mischief after he threw a brick at a Seattle Fire Department truck Tuesday afternoon in the Wallingford neighborhood. Shortly after 12:00 p.m., dispatch received multiple reports of a man who threw a brick at the SFD Medic 18 truck near the intersection of North...Read More
On 8/1/1932 an explosion at the Ritz Towers in New York City, New York killed eight (FDNY) firefighters after a small fire in the sub-cellar extended to the paint shop resulting in an explosion. The 41-story Ritz Tower is located at 113 East 57th Street and Park Avenue. The building was a combination hotel and...Read More
